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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Can freeBSD be installed on a ez135
Date: 9 May 1996 21:11:28 GMT
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jas@slugvine.demon.co.uk (John Stark) wrote:

> >I assume, for modern SCSI adapters, this might be possible, since you
> >can select which targets should be included into the BIOS int 0x13
> >emulation and which not.
> 
> Mine's an Adaptec 2842 (VL bus).  I don't recall there being such a BIOS
> option, but I'll have a look next time I reboot.

If it's one of those that offer the ``Ctrl-A ScsiSelect'' mode, it
should support this feature.  Look for an option named ``Include in
BIOS scan'' or so.  (I've only seen 2940's by now, but i assume they
are rather similar.)

-- 
cheers, J"org

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